To Count or Not To Count: JB & Ryan Talk Calories
On the web right now, there’s a lot of interesting debate going on about the relative value of calorie counting vs. intuitive eating. Some say calorie counting is better. Others say intuitive eating is better. Well, who’s right?
Our take? Neither.
You see, in the end, weight and fat loss (or weight and fat gain) is related to energy balance. In other words, if you’re in a negative energy balance (you’re eating less than you burn), you’ll lose weight and fat. And vice-versa for gaining.
So there’s no skirting the energy balance issue.
However, that doesn’t mean the logical conclusion is to join Fit Day, fire up the digital scale, and start weighing all our food. There are other ways to control energy balance.
He loves to count...but does he count calories?
With this said, we believe that there’s likely a time and a place for counting calories. Just as there’s likely a time and a place for intuitive eating. When’s the right time for each?
Well, come listen to this discussion between Ryan Andrews and me. In it we talk all about what conditions are right for using calorie counting to improve our physiques. And what conditions are right for using a more intuitive approach.
To Count or Not To Count:
Download The Interview Here
And for additional articles showing how successful PN’ers have approached making nutritional choices, check these out. Perhaps one will resonate with you.
Valerie Waugaman – IFBB Figure Pro
James DeMong – Lean Eating Member
Rebecca and Lionel – Body Transformation Winners
Amanda Graydon – PN Team Member
Alaina Hardie – PN Team Member and Jiu-Jitsu Champion
In the end, for more information on how to improve your health and body composition – whether you want to count calories or eat intuitively – check out Precision Nutrition V3 – everything you need to know to get the body you want and to maintain it for life.